[CHORUS:]
I remember the dead of night
A lonely light that shines upon the window
I see it all so clear
The tenderness, the silent tears
Out here in the pouring rain
Through cold dark waiting days
I see you standing there
I see the big wheels turning
Never ending, on and on they go.

I think I’m going home
I think I’m gonna have to start again
It’s rather sad
Because I’ve looked around, can’t seem to find
Whatever’s always rolling through my mind

Now is the Solstice of the Year
Winter is the Glad song that you hear
Seven maids move in seven time
Have the lads ready up in a line
Ring out these bells
Ring out, Ring Solstice Bells
Ring Solstice Bells
Join together beneath the mistletoe
By the holy oak where on it grows
Seven druids dance in seven time
Sing the song the bells call loudly chiming
Ring out these bells
Ring out, Ring Solstice Bells
Ring Solstice Bells
Praise be to the distant sister sun
Joyful as the silver planets run
Seven maids move in seven time
Sing the song the bells call loudly chiming
Ring out these bells
Ring out, Ring Solstice Bells
Ring Solstice Bells
Ring on, Ring Out
Ring on, Ring Out
Jethro Tull, _Ring Solstice Bells_

Sometimes I am cutting edge and discover stuff for all of you to share and enjoy.
And, sometimes, I am the *last* to know.
From what I have gathered, I must be the last person in my social song to discover the geek-filled songs of Jonathan Coulton.
But, then, I don’t have very many ranks in Knowledge: Music.
“The Future Soon” is particularly good. I am going to have to spend some time listening to more of his music and buying some.

A Mathematical Mystery Tour
On NPR this morning, Kevin Devlin talks about the connection between the Beatles “Hard Day’s Night” and Fourier Analysis. That jangling chord that starts the song? The analysis can tell you just how the Beatles did it in the days before synthesizers.
This sort of analysis might lead to being able to determine the authorship of songs that are in dispute, like “In My Life”. The theory goes that musicians have certain patterns and cadences that Fourier Analysis can tease out.

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